| New Orleans Saints | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 13, 1963 Durango, Colorado, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Durango (CO) |
| College: | Colorado State University |
| Undrafted: | 1987 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| As a coach: | |
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John Benton (born December 13, 1963) is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and St. Louis Rams.
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College career
Benton attended Colorado State University (CSU), where he played offensive line for the Colorado State Rams football team. He earned honorable mention All-WAC honors during his junior and senior seasons and was named to the WAC's All-Academic team as a senior. He was also named to the Colorado State University Football All Century Team for the years 1893–1993.[2]
Coaching career
Miami Dolphins
In 2014 and 2015 he worked as the offensive line coach for the Dolphins.
Jacksonville Jaguars
In 2016 Benton coached with the Jaguars.
San Francisco 49ers
Benton was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their offensive line coach in February 2017.[3] He tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the team's week 14 game in 2020 against the Washington Football Team.[4]
New York Jets
In January 2021, Benton was hired by the New York Jets as their offensive line coach.[5]
New Orleans Saints
In February 2024, Benton was named as offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints.
References
- ^ @MikeSilver (January 18, 2021). "New Jets coach Robert Saleh is taking two Niners offensive assistants: passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur (as OC) and OL coach John Benton (as OL coach/run game coordinator)..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars: John Benton". www.jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
- ^ "49ers Announce Newest Coaching Staff Additions". 49ers.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Chan, Jennifer Lee (December 13, 2020). "49ers' offensive line coach tests positive for COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 21, 2021). "Mike LaFleur Named Jets' Offensive Coordinator". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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